aliaba
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# Posted: 5 Mar 2010 19:32
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Electronic golf simulators have gotten so good that they're almost as muchfun as the real thing — and you can play Pebble Beach all by yourself in 45minutes. The one thing that sets them apart from all other virtual versions ofthe game is that you really get to swing a club. The graphics in such gamesmay not quite match those of PC and console entertainments, but it's nice touse more muscles than just the ones in your thumbs.Many great golf simulators are available, from the huge (and hugely expensive)to new, inexpensive models that would fitinabriefcase. Here's a sampling:_ AboutGolf simulators (www.golfclubsseller.com) feature excellent graphics,great courses, and heavy-duty science to produce the next generationof indoor golf. Introduced in 2003, these machines are too expensivefor home use (unless you're Bill Gates); you'll find them in the growingchain of PGA TourSuperstores._DeadSolidsimulators (www.golfclubsseller.com) let you swing fulloutat a screen. The company's Ballflight Trajectory Sensor projectswhere your shot will go, and you putt right into the screen. Themachines rent for $2,000 to $2,500 a day; you'll see them at conventionsas well as at a few golf shops and sports bars. There are home modelsavailable, too, though they can cost as much as a small car.
_ High Definition Golf from Interactive Sports Technologies (www.golfclubhotsale.com), another full-swing simulator, boasts photo-realisticcourses and optional swing analysis. Like the AboutGolf and DeadSolidsimulators, this one may be too expensive for most golfers to own, butit's great fun to play if you find one in your town.
_ Launchpad from Electric~Spin Coporation (www.golfclubhotsale.com)is a different story — a compact device that sells for a reasonable $249.This is a cut-down version of the much larger full-swing simulators.Using a short club and a ball on a tether, you can "play" Pebble Beach,St. Andrews, Bethpage Black, and other courses. Launchpad can alsowork in conjunction with Tiger Woods PGA Tour.
_ PC Tour Personal Golf Simulator from Club Champ (www.golfclubhotsale.com) is another small device that works with a laptop and sells for lessthan $300. Hitting a ball on a stand over a strip of artificial turf, you canplay alone or in a foursome and use every club in your bag.Some of these golf simulators are so good that you'll never get any workdone. But that's okay — after all, that's what golf is for!
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